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Baltimore Ravens Defense Reaches Historic Low – Could Become First Team in NFL History to Allow over 600 Points in a Season

An atrocious defense in Baltimore has the Ravens at 1-4 heading into week 6!

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The Baltimore Ravens started this season with plenty of expectations, as has been the case for several years running now. The Ravens have finished the last couple of seasons playing in the AFC Championship game and the Divisional round of the playoffs.

Quarterback Lamar Jackson has also been in stupendous form over the past few seasons, winning 2 NFL MVPs in the process. Granted, he hasn’t reached the Super Bowl yet, but the potential for the Ravens to do so remains each year.

Baltimore’s identity as a football team has always been one of a strong defensive unit. But, so far this season, the AFC North franchise has been anything but sound on that side of the ball.

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— Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) October 5, 2025

Baltimore Ravens Injury Concerns

First and foremost, it is important to acknowledge the plethora of injuries that have depleted the Baltimore Ravens roster, and that includes linebacker Roquan Smith, safety Kyle Hamilton, and cornerback Marlon Humphrey, all of whom missed the game against the Texans yesterday.

Cornerback Jaire Alexander has also been suffering from injury problems since the game against the Bills in week 1, while defensive tackle Nnamdi Madubuike will miss the rest of the season after the week 2 game against the Browns.

Despite that, the Ravens are not a team that should be giving up so many points to the opposition. The fundamentally sound defense that we are used to seeing from this team has gone missing, and that is a big concern for the now 1-4 Ravens.

Baltimore has blitzed on just 25.3% of dropbacks (below league average).

When they rush 4 or fewer:
– Opponents complete 70.3% (10th-highest)
– Opponents scored 8 TDs (2nd-most)
– Ravens have 0 interceptions pic.twitter.com/H6EcsIZ9Xm
— Ravens Nation 𝙇𝙄𝙑𝙀 (@LIVERavenNation) October 3, 2025

Ravens Struggles on Defense

So far, the Ravens have conceded a total of 177 points through 5 games. That is the most in the league through the first 5 weeks, with the next worst team being the New York Jets, who have allowed 157 points.

This means that the Ravens’ defense is averaging 35.4 points per game. And if this rate continues, Baltimore would have given up 602 points at the end of the 17-game regular season, making history in the league by becoming the first team to ever give up more than 600 points.

Currently, the Carolina Panthers team from last season holds the record for the most points allowed in a 17-game season, which is 534. Aside from the week 2 matchup against the Browns, in which they gave up just 17 points, the Ravens’ defense has given away 41, 38, 37, and 44 points to the Bills, Lions, Chiefs, and Texans, respectively.

And the problem is not just in one area of the field, as Baltimore ranks 28th in rushing yards allowed per game with 146.4 and 31st in passing yards allowed per game with 262.6 through the first 5 games.

This clip just about sums up the current state of the Baltimore Ravens:

Booger: "It's getting late early. … The defense stinks. They can't cover anybody. … There's a sign that says 'Play Like A Raven.' I don't think they're doing that. And that simply means effort,… pic.twitter.com/6Cc3BT6Ixk
— Bobby Trosset (@bobbybaltim0re) October 6, 2025

The Ravens’ D-line hasn’t been able to generate too much pressure, and that has led to the opposition getting plenty of time to throw the ball on passing plays, or even run the ball down the middle for big and quick gains. Furthermore, the secondary has its share of issues, and rookie safety Malaki Starks has yet to make the impact expected of him.

Heading into week 6, the Ravens will have yet another difficult game against the Los Angeles Rams, following which is their bye week. If they are not able to fix these defensive problems by week 7, it could be a very long season in Baltimore, and they could end up making history in a bad way as well.

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